Teaching Assistant/Learning Support Assistant
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community), Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 7BD9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
July 2026
Closing date
7 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £17,832.00 Annually (Actual) Term time only plus one PD day
Teaching Assistant/Learning Support Assistant job summary
You will be working with teachers as part of a professional team to support teaching and learning for SEN pupils. You will be providing learning support to children/young people who need particular help to overcome barriers to learning, such as those with moderate learning difficulties and/or behavioural, social, communication, sensory, or physical disabilities. You will be supporting the wider needs of children/young people, which may mean supporting personal hygiene, medical and/or emotional needs.
You will be using EHCPs, and/or person centred planning to support the progress of children/young people and to help monitor progress and outcomes. We are an all-through school with children aged from 3 year to 16 years and our LSAs can be allocated to work anywhere within that age range.
You will contribute to creating a positive classroom culture by helping to maintain effective learning environments, preparing resources, supporting displays, and encouraging pupils to be achieve their best. You will also support the monitoring and assessment of pupil progress, working collaboratively with teachers to adapt learning and ensure every child reaches their potential.
This role is ideal for someone who:
- Is passionate about working with children and making a meaningful difference
- Enjoys working as part of a team and building positive relationships
- Brings energy, initiative and a nurturing approach to supporting learning
- Is committed to inclusion and supporting all children to succeed
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and a Children’s Barred List check.
Want to find out more?
An Applicant Information Pack with further details about this opportunity is included below. To learn more about our school, visit our Careers Page or School website. If you need paper copies of any documents to support your application, we can email or post these to you. If you have any questions about this opportunity or the application process, please contact clare.ellis@stm.318education.co.uk and a member of the team will come back to you as soon as possible.
St Martin's School is part of the 3-18 Education Trust. We work collaboratively across our schools to create interesting, exciting opportunities for colleagues to share ideas, resources and expertise—making a real difference for the students and communities we serve. In addition to a comprehensive induction and a commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, we also offer a range of employee benefits. To find out more information please visit our Trust's Careers Page or Website .
The 3-18 Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013, 2020 and 2023). Guidance on disclosing convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Under the Immigration Act 2016, candidates for customer-facing roles must meet the necessary standard of spoken English. It is an offence to apply if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Employment is subject to medical fitness, satisfactory references, right to work in the UK, and an Enhanced DBS check. Online social media checks will be carried out on successful applicants.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 16
- Education phase
- All through school
- School size
- 723 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) website
As a 3-16 through school at the heart of the community of St Martins, we are able to deliver child centred, individually tailored education because of our small size and unique position in the community.
The family ethos of the school surrounds all who work and study here creating a safe, supportive and nurturing environment. We value academic progress and social development equally .
Our children are individuals, respected for their differences and celebrated for their strengths. Within this caring family environment our children feel confident to push themselves to achieve the best they can, they enjoy an exciting and sometimes daring curriculum which challenges and stretches them. We love our school and we hope when you visit you will too
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